Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1916. Paperback. [72] p.: illustrations; 25 cm. Stapled paperback with illustrated cover. Printed in orange and black throughout. Contains stories, poems, and illustrations, many involving dogs. Scarce. In Good- Condition: front cover and back cover detached but present, lacking lower corners; lacking much of..... More
Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1916. Paperback. [84] p.: illustrations (including 1 double-page illustration), music; 25 cm. Stapled paperback. Printed in orange and black throughout. Contains illustrated stories and poems by Louise A. Garnett, Eleanor Manierre, Marget E. Price, Lottie B. Gore, Harvey Peake, Eloise Robinson, Jo L. G...... More
Garden City, N.Y. John Martin's House, 1925. Paperback. [80] p.: illustrations (including 1 double-page illustration); 25 cm. Paperback. Printed in green and black throughout. Some pages in red and black. Contains illustrated stories and poems. Scarce. In Good Condition: cover is lightly soiled; loss of paper at ends of spine;..... More
Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Bros. 1942. Hardcover. [12] p.: color pop-up illustrations; 20 x 27 cm. Color illustrated heavy card covers. Inside of each cover included in page count. Contains five children's nursery stories and one Bible story, each illustrated with color pop-ups: The Three Little Pigs, Little Black Sambo, Jack..... More
Kenosha, WI: Samuel Lowe Co., 1954. Hardcover. [44] p.: illustrations, crossword puzzles, music; 20 cm. Board book with illustrated covers; front cover has a cut-out revealing part of the title page. "A Bonnie Book" -- on front cover. Publisher's list of books in the Bonnie Books series. This title is..... More
Battle Creek, Mich. W.K. Kellogg, 1909. Paperback. [10] card p.: color illustrations; 21 cm. Wrappers included in page count. Wrapper title. Patented 1907; copyright 1909. "580" -- on back wrapper. Advertisement on back wrapper includes 4-line verse about Corn Flakes with an illustration of children dancing around an over-size box..... More
New York: McLoughlin Brothers, 1875. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations; 16 cm. Wrapper included in page count. Front wrapper chromolithographed in red and yellow with title and publication information. "Little Delight's" -- at head of front wrapper. Verse about lazy Charlotte starts on front wrapper. Followed by a similar moral poem..... More
New York: F.M. Lupton Publishing Company, 1887. Paperback. [2], 64 p.: illustrations; 28 cm. Printed wrappers included in pagination. Contents: portraits of famous men and women; fancy work designs; games, including enigmas, riddles, conundrums, puzzles, rebuses, and charades; money-making secrets; lyrics to popular songs; selections for autograph albums; chemical experiments;..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1879. Kronheim, Joseph Martin. Paperback. 10, [2] p.: chromolithographed illustrations; 18 cm. Wrappers are paper over linen; the text and illustrations are printed on linen. Gilt, red, and green wrapper title and illustration. "Little Folks Series" -- at head of front wrapper. Front wrapper included in..... More
New York: Worthington Co., 1893. Hardcover. Approx. [60] p.: many full-page and in-text line drawings, music; 25 cm. Chromolithographed paper over boards. Cover title and imprint. No date of publication. Publisher's advertisements on back cover include Worthington's Annual for 1893, which the last year Worthington Co. existed. First page title..... More
Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Co., 1930. Paperback. [16] p.: illustrations; 11 cm. Yellow wrapper; front wrapper has white title and color illustration of Little Bo-Peep. Small number stamped in upper left-hand corner of front wrapper: 547. No publication information. In 1934 Whitman issued a 6-volume boxed set called Wee Little..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations including 2 chromolithographed illustrations; 17 cm. Green stapled paper wrappers with chromolithographed front wrapper illustration of Bo Peep. Publication information on back wrapper. Part of the publisher's Father Tuck's "Dolly Dear" Series. No. 2002 in the publisher's Artistic Series. No..... More
Springfield, Mass. McLoughlin Brothers, 1920. [8] p.: color illustrations; 22 cm. Wrapper is blue ith full front wrapper illustration. "Untearable" -- at head of front wrapper. Wrappers included in page count. Printed on linen. Wrapper title and imprint. No date of publication. McLoughlin Brothers moved from New York City to..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: illustrations (2 in color); 17 cm. Stapled with chromolithographed front cover. Scalloped edges. "Printed in Germany" -- at lower edge of front cover. No date of publication. Imprint includes "Ltd.," which was added in 1895. Trademark easel and palette on back..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1875. Paperback. 6, [2] p.: illustrations; 24 cm. Yellow wrapper printed and illustrated in red and black. Part of McLoughlin Brothers' Miss Merryheart's series. Wrapper title. Publisher's advertisements on back wrapper for board games, including The Monopolist, Jerome Park Steeple-Chase, Game of Life's Mishaps, Cats and..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [8] p.: in-text illustrations, including 2 tissue-guarded chromolithographed illustrations; 17 cm. Light green paper wrapper with chromolithographed front wrapper illustration. Part of the publisher's Father Tuck's Dolly Dear Series. Publication information on back wrapper; also identified as No. 2004. No date of publication..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1864. Paperback. [12] p.: color illustrations; 15 cm. Printed on limp linen, stitched. Not identified as part of any of the publisher's series. No date of publication; however, the publisher was at 30 Beekman, the address on the front wrapper, from 1864 to 1870. This is..... More
New York: Baker, Crane, & Day, 1846. Paperback. 8 p.: woodcut illustrations; 7.5 cm. Brown wrappers without illustration. No date of publication. Baker, Crane, & Day was established when Mahlon Day retired in 1845; however, by March 1847 it had been dissolved. Title vignette with a 4-line verse advertisement for..... More
New York: Platt & Munk Co., 1934. Hardcover. [approx. 150] p., color frontispiece: illustrations; 26 cm. Orange cloth with black spine and cover titles, and cover illustration. "Good Stories selected from John Martin's Book" -- on front cover. Contains many nicely illustrated stories and poems. In Very Good Condition: spine..... More
New York: McLoughlin Bros. 1864. Cruikshank, George. Paperback. [8] p.: hand-colored illustrations; 14 cm. Yellow wrappers; front wrapper illustration printed in orange and black, signed: E.P.C. [probably Edward P. Cogger]. Part of the publisher's Uncle Frank's Series. No date of publication is given, however it was produced no earlier than..... More
London: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1895. Paperback. [14] p.: illustrations (line drawings and chromolithographed illustrations); 37 cm. Chromolithographed card covers; upper edge of covers and pages is shaped to follow the front cover illustration. Front cover chromolithographed illustration is of three children, a bag of toys, and a cat chasing..... More
Kenosha, Wis. Samuel Lowe Co., 1941. Paperback. [192] p.: full-page illustrations; 28 cm. Paperback with identical illustrations on front and back covers. Cover title: Mammoth 192 Page Paint Book. "L-1050" -- on cover. Each page has a caption below the illustration, in many cases telling a popular children's story or..... More
Barcelona: Ramón Sopena, 1930. Hardcover. [52] p.; many illustrations, including 4 full-page color illustrations; 25 cm. Dark green cloth spine; paper over boards. Color illustrated front board; publisher's advertisements on back board printed in red and black. Part of the series Biblioteca para Niños. "Nihil obstat" June 15 1917 --..... More
Leicester, Mass. Russell Manfacturing Co., 1946. Six children's card games in their original illustrated boxes, labelled vol. 1-vol. 6, and the original red cardboard case with "Mickey Mouse Library of Games" in an embossed silver-on-black paper label across the front. Individual card boxes are 6.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 cm..... More
New York: Samuel Gabriel Sons & Co., 1914. Mary LaFetra Russell. [16] p.: color illustrations; 30 cm. Wrapper title and publication information. Wrappers included in page count. "No. 709" -- on front wrapper. Illustrated by Mary LaFetra Russell. "Linen" -- on front wrapper. Printed on linen-back paper, except for wrapper..... More